Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Support advocacy activities in Africa in relation to the
Intermittent Preventative Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp) call uptake
increase by supporting pilot advocacy project in Liberia and engaging with
CSOs in Africa to help increase support for the uptake of IPTp.
- Support the advocacy agenda on local manufacturing by helping
organize events and leveraging with stakeholders on how to position MMV
within the local manufacturing space.
- Support advocacy for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) by
assisting at stakeholder meetings and providing administrative support for
the SMC Alliance as well as managing and updating the SMC Alliance website
on a regular basis and developing the newsletter.
- Support advocacy activities on severe malaria as well as
managing and updating the severe malaria observatory website on a regular
basis, including developing the newsletter and working on projects to
increase website patronage.
Qualifications and Skills
Education and experience:
- Master’s degree in international relations, advocacy or
communications.
- At least four years’ experience in advocacy and/or
communications, partnership development, communications, or project
management.
Technical Skills
- Fluency in English (oral and written) is a key requirement.
Good command of French is an asset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, drupal and mailchimp
Behavioral Skills
- Ability to analyse, summarize and draw key content in written
health documents
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Very good interpersonal and relationship building skills
- Able to spot and evaluate process requirements in a dynamic
environment
- Strong planning, coordination and organizational skills
- Ability to work proactively, independently under minimal
supervision and under tight deadlines
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
simultaneously
How To Apply
